Water | dOG wALK aRT

Thought I was above a California Forest
I looked out the plane window and it really was a Boston landing
Guess my laser missed the target
From the Series “Bigots in high places should be removed”
Sunrise from up High as we Fly Into Boston
Ashley Davidoff
TheCommonVein.net
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A Day later – at 11deg F and -11.7 deg C,
the dog became a chicken under blue skies among
a meadow of flowers (right)and
snow and ice in the trees in the forest and mountains (left)
From the Series (The Art of Cold Water)
Ashley Davidoff
TheCommonVein.net
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A Dog of Ice Crystals on Our Kitchen Window
How much is that doggie in the window? https://youtu.be/2AkLE4X-bbU
From the Series “The Art of Cold Water”
Ashley Davidoff
TheCommonVein.net
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The Wake Awakens the
Peace of the Sunset
Or for some the Sunrise On the Other Side
All Reflecting on the Water
From the Series ” Action with Equal and Opposite Reaction”
Thanks to Benjy, who inspires dOG waLK aRT and to the free museums in and around us
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Reflections –
From the Series “Fractals”
Thanks to Benjy, who inspires dOG waLK aRT and to the free museums in and around us
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Sounds of Silence
Hello darkness my old friend…
(See original photo above)
from the Series “Art in the Water”
Thanks to Benjy, who inspires dOG waLK aRT and to the free museums in and around us
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Winter Snowfall in the Fall
From the Series – “The Art of Fractals”
Thanks to Benjy, who inspires dOG waLK aRT and to the free museums in and around us
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WILD ROCK ANIMAL
Today I want to share a wild rock animal with kind eyes that I found staring at me in Gudvangen Norway
Nov 8 2015
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“Rain Rain Go Away I
Have Come Here to Have a Holiday”
Jan 14 2016
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“Rain Rain You Came Anyway”
The gray of your gloom will bring bloom –
so by the way…
its all okay …
Part of the series for the BLOG (to come) of Anatomy of the Caribbean Sky and the lessons it can teach us
Jan 15 2016
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Sunset in Santa Monica Through the Eyes of the Australian Tea Tree
aka Leptospermum Laevigatum
Jan 18 2016
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Can you work out how this picture was taken?
Clue – raining in Boston and the dog needs a walk
Re the quiz – Thanks for your taking up the challenge!
Stanford wins this round! Go Jeff Koseff – There was a puddle on the tarmac (asphalt) path – The puddle had mirror like properties and was able to reflect the tree in the park alongside the path. I think one clue is a small bunch of pine needles (middle and left ) and few other very small pieces of grass. A second puddle is seen in the bottom left corner
May 2, 2016
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LIFE IN DEATH, DEATH IN LIFE
May 14, 2016
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PICTURE PUZZLE –
WHAT IS IT ?
May 15, 2016
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Another Picture. Puzzle. How do you interpret?
May 23, 2016
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ROCKS FLOATING IN THE AIR?
Picture Puzzle Can you explain?
May 30, 2016
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TWO LOST SOLES SITTING ON THE FENCE
Said the one to the other “We are apart but not yet defeeted”
Said the other to the one “I would hate to be in your shoes”
Said the other to the other. “Let’s get off our high horses, resolve our differences, move forward, and walk in the way of righteousness”
Said the left one to oneself “Was going to say left-sidedness rather than righteousness, for the sake of my pride, and my tribe, but decided to let it go”
Said the one to the other “It is better if we walk together – otherwise we will only be able to hop with no hope”
Said the one to the one “Let’s pursue One and we will find our souls”
And they found their soles and walked into the sunset, foot after foot, hand in hand and lived happily ever after.
The End

Lessons from the sox sitting on a fence =
We are better working and walking together than working and walking apart.
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THIS WOMAN WANTS TO MARRY MY SON . What do you think?

MARRIAGE ADVICE? –

And … my son wants to marry “this woman” from Poland – First impression?

(image 1) Background check

(image 2)
What is your advice?

My Assessment Well let’s start from the top HER HAIR!

#1 Her hair is a mess (looks like she just got of bed! …. with my son!) # 2 It is not natural

#3 It is so sparse Could she have trichophagia? – “the compulsive eating of hair associated with trichotillomania (hair pulling). …

Sometimes those with the disorder MAY EVEN EAT THE HAIR OF OTHERS”!!!!.

Ongoing saga – Assessment of the woman that wants to marry my son

Now her head!

# 1At least it is screwed on tight (she has some sense. Of course she wants my son!) but..

#2 Screwed on only by a thread

#3 I looked inside – – Just empty space No brain – Not a piep , not a scveek – Nuttingggg!!! I tell you not a brain in that nut!

Well I am not going to belabour the negative evaluation of this Poland Spring lass as a potential wife for our son

Our final observations (see arrows on pic)
#1 She was all about plastic
# 2 “Established in 1845” That makes her 171 years old “Aber Bottel” = Yiddish for Over the hill with all the craziness that goes along with that age group
#3 “100% natural water” – Who isn’t made of natural water?
#4 A little twisted
#5 Claimed her roots and foundation were holy – Right about that Many holes

#6 Dents in her backside
# 7 Really from Maine – Polish thing was a pure lie –

That was the only thing that was pure about – her – lies –

And her water of course

ROSE LEAVES AFTER THE RAIN
This beautiful example reveals the superhydrophobic property of the rose leaves. As water comes into contact with the leaf it “balls” up and rolls off, cleaning the dust, drying the leaf, and preventing the growth of mould.
The water “balls” at the the edge of the angled leaf and eventually succumbs to gravity, placing the water where it can do the most good – ie the roots of the plant. NATURE IS AWESOME!
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DOUBLE RAINBOW IN THE FJORDS OF NORWAY
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FROM NEG TO POS
Was walking the dog thinking about depositing the dog trash and the similar dog trash events of the terrorist who murdered a 13 year old girl in her bed yesterday.
The recycling bin was next to the dog trash bin and its lid was covered with water droplets.
On closer inspection there was ROYGBIV on the water droplets ..
A welcome splash of a Jackson Pollock…
I inverted the colors and turned the image upside down and voila!!…
and all was OK for a few brief moments …
and then I thought of poor Hallel in her final moments .
July 1 2016
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WATER BUTTERFLY ON THE WEB
July 8 2016
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dOG wALK aRT and POWER OF THE ROUND –
PHYSICS, BIOLOGY, AND SCIENCE IN A DROPLET OF WATER
In the single droplet of water after the rain, we can observe and learn about the physics of gravity, surface tension, light, reflection and of course about the water and chlorophyll filled trees of life
July 20 2016
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SAD SASSY with tears pouring down her face
dOG wALK aRT and POWER OF THE ROUND –
This art piece was inspired by my daughter Arielle’s post “r u a piece of rain or a tear”
Physics, science , biology, sassiness, sadness, romance, and psychology in the droplets of water on a blade of grass
Note how the droplet of nose magnifies the parallel veins of the blade of grass (see below)
July 21 2016
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MOONLIGHT ON THE RIVER
aka Patches in the Winter Road Cracks of Boston
August 6 2016
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HIP HIPPO HOORAY ROCK ART
August 5 2016
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WHERE DID I FIND THIS BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY … AND WHAT WAS SHE DOING?
August 16 2016
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THE DEVIL IN THE SLIME OF A RIVER
The water in the river was obstructed by debris and this resulted in the formation of slime.
The water was not free to flow and experience the normal freedom of flow
Slime = pure muck = the devil = the enemy of freedom
Let the river flow and be who it is – and you will get an angel and not a devil!
August 17 2016
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THE SOOTHING SOUNDS OF WATER (FOR ALL AGES) #1 ON THE HIT LIST SINCE BIG BANG
In fetal position surrounded by water
And a Lup Dub African rhythm –
Been there done that!
And what a universal experience that was!
August 26 2016
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WADING IN THE WATER WITH A STICK IN HIS HAND AND A HOPE IN HIS HEART
September 08 2016
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PUDDLE ART
Cloudy sky and weeds reflected in a puddle
September 09 2016
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A BABY DAHLIA SHEDDING A TEAR UNDER THE POWERS OF GRAVITY AND A LEAF IN WAITING TO SOFTEN THE FALL
September 13 2016
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QUECHEE GORGE in Woodstock Vermont
Why does the image look so strange?
Trees as big as the mountains?
September 14 2016
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KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE
Lessons from the Puddles on the Basketball Court
The focus of the left image is on the small bubbles and focus on the right image is on the real thing – the real goal
“Paul and Silas thought They was lost Dungeon shook and The chains come off Keep your eyes on the prize Hold on” Bruce Springsteen
September 24 2016
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN NEWTON
Once upon a time … late in the night…in the old New England town of Newton…
all was quiet on Crystal Lake..but the silence was disturbed by a man and his dog ..
and a click was heard.. and here lies the result!
September 26 2016
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SAID THE LEAF TO THE WATER DROPLETS ..
“When I was young and full of life,
You gave me life itself and I could absorb you into my body.
We were like one.
Now I am old and dying on the sidewalk
And all I can do is enjoy your beauty on my dry body
And sadly we will have to go separate ways!
I pray that we can meet with renewed miracle of life
When we are recycled by the heavens”
October 16 2016
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I HAVE SERVED THE PEOPLE AND THE DOGS OF THIS TOWN WELL. I THINK I DESERVE A PAINT JOB.
If they don’t service me I might wet myself?!
October 19 2016
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BELLY UP! – ROUND AND ROUND WITH THE SEASONS – The Story of My Life by Kai Yak
October 25 2016
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THE RAINBOW FELL ON THE FALL TREE OR POT OF GOLD?
November 05 2016
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The delicate branch reached out to the sunset and said
“You look like a reflection of myself”
And the sun replied
‘We both need to rest.
Good night.
See you tomorrow
Same place same time”
November 05 2016
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ABOUT TO FALL
A leaf and a water drop have a conversation
With both in a precarious position on the branch of a tree
Leaf – “I do not want to fall”
Raindrop – “Its our time
Gravity will return us to the earth”
Leaf – “Gravity sucks”
I just want to be green again”
Raindrop “To recycle is to be green”
Leaf – “Too profound for me!
My be-leaf is that life is too short to worry about gravity.
Please God Fly me to the moon.
I do not want to fall”
November 12 2016
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NAKED TREES START TO SHIVER AS TEMP DROPS TO 33F(.6C) IN BOSTON
November 20 2016
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“There may not be a heaven,
But there is San Francisco”
Ashleigh Brilliant
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“There may not be a hell
But there was Alcatraz”
Ashley Davidoff
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Inside SF heaven,
there is hell for some
Behind the bars in Alcatraz hell
There was a little heaven for some
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FESTIVAL OF LIGHT IN THE HEAVEN ABOVE THE CLOUDS –
A DAILY EVENT –
A DAILY MIRACLE OF LIGHT AND WARMTH
December 25 2016
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POLITICALLY CORRECT LEFT LOOKING MALLARDS SEE LIFE THE SAME WAY WITHOUT QUESTION
December 26 2016
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… and then there are
POLITICALLY CORRECT RIGHT LOOKING CANADIAN GEESE WHO ALL SEE LIFE THE SAME WAY WITHOUT QUESTION
December 26 2016
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…and then there is CENTRAL FOCUS WITH HONEST DEBATE WITHOUT BIAS NOR PRECONCEIVED JUDGEMENT –
JUST THE TRUTH –
NOT SO EASY OF COURSE FOR HUMANS WHO HAVE NATURAL TRIBAL INSTINCT..
but something to strive for
December 26 2016
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WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU AN OIL SPILL IN YOUR PATH MAKE A RAINBOW ROAD OF COLORFUL EXPERIENCES!
December 28 2016
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A STONE TREE IN THE WATER One comes across amazing things on the dog walk – Just keep your eyes and your mind open – and you will see things you have never seen before January 24 2017 201b

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU A COLD SHOULDER
When life gives you a cold shoulder Look at the bright side Where you will find that the grass is greener
And it will also be a little softer and warmer
January 26 2017
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OUT AND DOWN WITH TEARS ON ITS FACE..
but still enjoying its reflecting job as a sunglasses lens
January 27 2017
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TO AND FROM MY LATE PARENTS said the leaves to the trees
In the summer I coveted and covered thee, mon arbor, mon amour And now I am gone And miss you so much in this deathly winter As I lie and grieve for you in my grave Now, I can only cover and covet your shadow To try and renew and relive our love With a hope to keep our memories warm Mon mieu, Mon arbor, Mon amour.
January 30 2017
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REFLECTIONS AT SUNRISE AS SNOW AND ICE START TO MELT
In Memory of our kind, warm and caring Andrea Fisher Seitel who was prematurely taken away from us 7 years ago. May her memory live on.
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MONET
REFLECTIONS IN A MELTING ICE POND Things are always changing!
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SEEKING CLARITY FROM THE BLUR OF CONFUSION
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DOWN AND UP
Isaac Newton and the DogWalk
Said gravity to water droplet –
“ I will force you down”
Said droplet to earth –
“You may shudder with the fall”
Said earth to water
“I will spread you in my womb”
Said water to the roots
“I will move up inside you”
Said Time to Winter
”You are going down”
Said Time to Spring
“Time to come up”
Said tree to itself
“Time to grow up and bud”
Said bud to husk
“Release me so I can grow up”
Said gravity to husk
“You are going to fall down”
Said spider to the tree
“Hold my web, so I do not fall”
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BEYOND THE WATER DROP
From Big Bang to Eternity
A poem dedicated to our son Aaron on his birthday
From the explosive womb of Big Bang Hydrogen,
your progenitor was born
Consisting of single moving and opposite forces
Seeking companionship, and a need for Oneness
Bigger and more powerful than the self
And the atoms and elements and then the molecules of life
Were themselves given life
And then you my darling water
The purest of beings
Born with a gush from the amniotic sacs of Big Bang
Finding your way to virgin earth
Under forces beyond you
With forces in you
To enable all of life
For without you we would not be
The single droplet of rain hitting the puddle
With its kind but explosive kinetic force
Under the same original force that brought you to earth
Converting to a beautiful sound of the droplet on water
With an array of waves in perfect circle
As I ponder this wonder
The beauty of physics at its best
No energy destroyed, just converted
A simple yet not so simple action reaction of Newton
Snow, ice, vapor, waves of the sea, and a flowing river
Calming of the soul
Giver of life From Big Bang to Eternity
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EVEN IN GRIMY WATER THERE IS ROOM TO DANCE!
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DEAD TREE TRUNK INTO FOOD?
A Dead Tree Trunk Found in a Pond in the Great Brook Farm State Park In Carlisle Massachusetts
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A POUND OF POND LOBSTER
Found when we took the Hound For a walk in the Great Brook Farm State Park In Carlisle Massachusetts
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RAIN KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF FALLEN LEAVES
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AUDITIONING FOR SWAN LAKE –
as the black swan
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GHOULISH BUBBLES IN THE PUDDLES
Fall of the rain in the Fall
Makes bubbles in the puddles
Causing ghoulish stubble
On the sleeves of the leaves
There are ghost bubbles on pine needle brooms in the water
Surrounded by the frightening eyes of October on the leaves
All this – tis tis
On the the unhallowed eve of Halloween
Sprung before the dead of winter
And the birth of Spring
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DAVIDOFF-FISHER FAMILY DANCE
FAMILY DNA found washed up on a beach
Photograph courtesy Vivian Fisher
November 14, 2017
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CRYSTAL LAKE IN WINTER
It is now 5°F = -15 °C and about to brave the salt and ice for the dog walk. Benjy can’t deal with the salt but walks barefoot on the ice How in heavens name does he do that?
January 6 2018
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2 STATES OF WATER
SOLID and LIQUID,
STATIC AND FLOWING
February 6 2018
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Went for a dog walk with a Fisher
And came across a Cohen in the Water
That looks like a Fisher?..
Mmmm.. Karla?
Thanks to a dog walk in NJ with g’pa Hy at the Reservoir
February 20 2018
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HUMBLED BY THE BUBBLE
I looked at the tiny bubble
And saw my even tinier reflection
“I am far bigger than that!”
And the bubble replied
“Not in my eyes!”
February 21
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